[TulliusCicero]

Right. And the idea that this coalition often pushes that they’re the party or faction of the government not intruding isn’t really accurate.

[random314]

Small government is a fig leaf primarily focused on gutting social programs while allowing expensive wars.

[rayiner]

Different parts of the coalition have different views of government intrusion on different things. It's not the libertarian party that views less "intrusion" as an end in and of itself.

[TulliusCicero]

That's exactly how the party frequently chooses to portray itself, though.